Author(s): Barbosa, Ana ; Vale, Isabel ; Palhares, Pedro
Date: 2009
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/3848
Origin: Repositório Científico IPVC
Subject(s): Patterns; Visualization; Generalization strategies; Difficulties
Document details
The influence of visual strategies in generalization: a study with 6th grade students solving a pattern task
Description
This paper gives a description of an ongoing study focused on pattern exploration and generation tasks. It evaluates the ways in which visual strategies can be used to enhance and enrich learners' experiences of generalization. The main purpose is to analyse strategies and difficulties presented by grade 6 students when solving these activities and to ascertain the role played by visualization in their reasoning.
Document Type
Journal article
Language English
Language English
